Nothing Ever Changes, Until it Does

Riding in the cab in my old town bought up a lot of memories. I was on my way to my parents house, I know this route as well as anyone can know anything. I've ridden down it thousands of times and driven down it myself probably hundreds. Nothing here ever changes.

Its been a few years since I've been here but it all came back to me, like I'd never left. The mall is coming up on our left, after that there is a Dairy Queen, then a mechanics, then a mom and pop grocery store. Now on the right is a bridal store next to a Wendy's, followed by a donut store with a weird tree in front. I didn't even have to look up to know that we were about to turn right on to Douglas Street because we just hit the double pot hole on the left side of the lane.

I live here for the first 26 years of my life. When I was about 8 I remember my dad taking my sister and me to Blockbuster and saying, " ya'll go agree on a movie, then ya can pick your own snacks. If ya'll bicker were goin home with nothin!" There's the theater I went to at 13 to see Freaky Friday, with my friends. I felt so cool that my parents let me go without them. Now we're passing the Walmart where I had my first try of alcohol at 18. Boy! What a mistake. In a few seconds we'll be turning left onto Larson road.

"Uhm, excuse me, where are we going? You were supposed to turn back there, you missed it, " I causally mentioned to the driver.

"Don't ya' worry little lady!" he said looking over his shoulder back to me.

With a slight panic in my voice I say, "There's no other way to my parents house. Turn around now!"

No answer.

"HEY!" I scream and hit the plastic that separates us with my fist.

Nothing.

Now I really start to worry. My mind races as my breathing shallows, "Where is he taking me? What do I do? My phone is dead. I'm such an idiot letting it die. What do I gave that I can use as a weapon? Am I really in this situation?! Wait! The door! I can jump, but how fast are we going? Will it kill me or just seriously injure? This road is new I don't know where we are or where we are going. I don't know if there are any stop light or stop sign that the driver will slow down for. Seriously?! nothing ever changes in this town except now!!? CRAP!"